Playlist for Sunday, December 22, 2024

Michael Praetorius: Carol, "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen"

Giovanni De Chiaro, g
The Sounds Of Christmas On Guitar

Centaur CRC-2262

Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-Flat, Op 20

Hausmusik
String Quintet In A Major, Op. 18/ Octet In E Flat Major, Op. 20

EMI/Ang CDC7-49958-2

Anton Heiller: Setting of Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen

Marian Metson, o (Memorial Church, Harvard U)
Christmas Rhapsody: An Organ Tour in Boston

Raven OAR-260

English Trad: Carol, "O Come All Ye Faithful"

Bach Cho; Philip Jones Brass Ens; John Scott, o/David Willcocks
The Magic of Christmas

London 443401-2

French Trad: Carol, "Angels from the realms of glory"

Kiri Te Kanawa, s; Philharmonia Orch/Carl Davis
The Magic of Christmas

London 443401-2

Richard Pygott: "Quid petis, o fili?"

King's Singers

EMI/Ang CDM7-64133-2

English Trad: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

Joseph Alessi, Mark Lawrence, Carl Lenthe, M Dee Stewart, tb
Tb,
Trombones Under The Tree

Summit DCD-146

Richard WILLIS: Carol, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"

Robert Decormier Singers/Robert DeCormier
Christmas Eve

Arabesque Z-6527

English Trad: "The Boar's Head Carol"

Robert Decormier Singers/Robert DeCormier
Christmas Eve

Arabesque Z-6527

Zoltán Kodály: "Dances of Galánta"

Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati
Antal Dorati • Kodály • Bartók

Mercury 432005-2

English Trad: Carol, O Come All Ye Faithful

London Brass
Christmas with the London Brass

Teldec 46443-2

German Trad: Carol, "In dulci jubilo"

London Brass; Leslie Pearson, o
Christmas With London Brass

Teldec 46443-2

Franz Gruber: Carol, "Stille Nacht (Silent Night)"

London Brass
Christmas With London Brass

Teldec 46443-2

Welsh Trad: Carol, "Deck the Hall"

Oregon Repertory Singers/Gilbert Seeley
The Glory of Christmas * Oregon Repertory Singers

Koch 3-7362-2

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens (May our mouth be filled with laughter)"

Soloists; Leipzig Thomaner Cho, New Bach Collegium Musicum/Rotzsch

Berlin Classics 0021002-BC

John Reading: Carol, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

Aaron Brask, fh

Last Horn LH-1001

Heinrich von Biber: Mystery Sonatas ("Rosary")

Sonata III, "The Nativity"

Köln Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel
Die Rosenkranz-Sonaten

DG Archiv 431656-2

Paul Creston: Symphony #3, "Three Mysteries," Op 48

Seattle Sym Orch/Gerard Schwarz
Creston: Orchestral Works Vol 1

Delos DE-3114

John Knowles Paine: "Christmas Gift", Op 7

Denver Oldham, p
John Knowles Paine: Selected Piano Works

New World 80424-2 (2)

American Trad: Carol, "Shepherds rejoice"

Boston Camerata/Joel Cohen
An American Christmas

Erato 92874-2

Joan Baptista Pla: Flute Concerto in G

Franz Liszt Chamber Orch/Jean-Pierre Rampal, f
Catalan Flute Music of the 18th Century

Sony SK-58918

James Pierpont: "Jingle Bells"

Rampal, f; LaGoya, g; London Sym Orch/Michel Legrand
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

CBS MK-39093

English Trad: Carol, "Good King Wenceslas"

Alexander Schreiner, o
Christmas Greatest Hits

Sony MLK-69253

Francesco Manfredini: "Sinfonia pastorale per il santissimo natale" in D, Op 2/12

English Chamber Orch/Simon Preston
Christmas Concertos

Novalis 150133-2 (2)

Johann Sebastian Bach: "Christmas Oratorio," BWV 248

Sinfonia "(Pastoral Symphony)"

Dresden Staatskapelle/Peter Schreier
Christmas Oratorio

Philips 4759155 (3)

Derek Holman: "Christmas Triptych"

Toronto Children's Cho/Jean Ashworth Bartle
Along The Road To Bethlehem

Radio Canada Int'l SMCD-5151

English Trad: Carol, What Child is this? (Greensleeves)

Pittsburgh Sym Brass
The Spirit Of Christmas

Four Winds FW-3022

Witold Lutoslawski: Twenty Polish Christmas Carols (1946)

Julia Doyle, s; Philharmonia Cho, BBC Sym Orch/David Zinman
"Karolju: Christmas Music"

RCA 11561-2

Polish ANON 13th c: O Beate Stanislae

Rose Ensemble
Slavic Holiday: Legends From Ancient Bohemia And Poland

Rose 00003

Jacques Ibert: Flute Sonatina, "Jeux"

Emmanuel Pahud, f; Eric Le Sage, p

EMI CDC5-56488-2

Franz Lachner: Toy Symphony, Op 85

Kapp Sinfonietta/Emanuel Vardi

Kapp 9069

Bernard Hoffer: The Toy Chest

American Saxophone Quartet, Ron Odrich, cl
The Commission Project

Sons of Sound SSPCD-009

Fritz Kreisler: "Toy Soldiers' March"

James Ehnes, v; Eduard Laurel, p
Fritz Kreisler

Analekta FL2-3159

Ernest John Moeran: Serenade in G

Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox

EMI CDM7-64721-2

English Trad: Carol, The Holly and the Ivy

Holst Singers, City of London Sinfonia/Alan Melville
Bethlehem/ Coventry Nativity Play

Hyperion CDA-66690

Donald Fraser: "This Christmastide (Jessye's Carol)"

Duquesne University Chbr Singers/Brady R Allred

Duquesne University DUQCS-03-2

Claude Debussy: "Children's Corner" Suite

Ulster Orch/Yan-Pascal Tortelier
Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

Chandos CHAN-8756

Robert Schumann: "Kinderball", Op. 130

Peter Frankl & András Schiff, p

Vox CD3X-3001 (3)

African Trad: Carol, "O Come, Little Children"

Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy
The Glorious Sound Of Christmas

CBS MK-6369

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in g minor, K. 183

Orch/Bruno Walter

Odyssey Y-35221

Austrian Trad: Carol, "Still, still, still"

Bielefeld Children's Cho/Friedrich Oberschelp

EMI/Ang CDZ7-62576-2

Joanna Marsh: "In Winter's House"

Tenebrae/Nigel Short
In Winter's House: Christmas with Tenebrae

Signum SIGCD-690

Florence Price: "Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint"

No. 3, "Little David, Play on Yo' Harp"

Catalyst Quartet
Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence Price

Azica ACD-71346

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: "The Forest of Wild Thyme," Op. 74

Christmas Overture

BBC Concert Orch/Barry Wordsworth
The Night Before Christmas and other seasonal music for orchestra

Naxos 8.570331

Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

Gautier Capuçon, vc; Frankfurt Radio Sym/Paavo Järvi
Dvořák & Herbert: Cello Concertos

Virgin 519035-2

John Carter: Carol, "In Time of Softest Snow"

Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy
Nativitas: American Christmas Carols

Nimbus NI-5413

Paul Taffanel: "Andante pastoral et Scherzettino"

James Galway, f; Phillip Moll, p
Music for My Friends

RCA 68882-2

Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, Op. 132, "Mysterious Mountain"

London Sym Orch/John Williams
The Five Sacred Trees, Tree Line, Symphony No. 2 Op. 132, Old and Lost Rivers

Sony SK-62729

Traditional: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel)"

Jessye Norman, s; New York Choral Society/Robert De Cormier
The Jessye Norman Collection

Philips 4756398

Clémence de Grandval: Four Pieces for English horn and piano

No. 2, "Valse lente"

Lajos Lencsés, eh; François Killian, p
Clémence de Grandval: Works For Oboe

Hänssler Classic 98295

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Harp Concerto in A

Marisa Robles, h; St Martin's Academy/Iona Brown
Marisa Robles - Harp Concertos

Decca 425723-2

Tomás Luis de Victoria: Motet, "O magnum mysterium"

London Oratory Schola Cantorum/Charles Cole
Sacred Treasues of Christmas * London Oratory Schola Cantorum

Hyperion CDA-68358

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Two Oboes, Bassoon, & Two Horns, R. 569

Les Violons du Roy/Mathieu Lussier
Vivaldi: Concertos

Atma ACD2-2602

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Fantasia in D

Stewart Goodyear, p
For Glenn Gould

Sono Luminus DSL-92220

Michael Praetorius: Chorale, "Vom Himmel hoch"

Choir of Trinity College Cambridge/Richard Marlow
Michael Praetorius: In Dulci Jubilo

Conifer 51256-2

Pierre van Maldere: Symphony in G minor, Op. 4, No. 1

European Community Chamber Orch/Jörg Faerber
The Symphony in Europe, 1785

Hyperion CDA-66156

Samuel Webbe: Variations in A on "Adeste Fideles"

Salomon String Quartet
The String Quartet in Eighteenth-Century England

Hyperion CDA-66780

Clara Schumann: Piano Sonata in G minor

Jennifer Eley, p
Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano in E Minor, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn

Koch 3-7197-2

William Grant Still: "Christmas in the Western World"

"Jesous Ahatonhia; Tell Me, Shepherdess; Virgin Mary Had A Baby Boy"

Toledo Clarinets; Greg Kostraba, p
The Toledo Clarinets

Cambria CD-1190

Morton Gould: "Serenade of Carols"

New Philharmonia Orch/Morton Gould
A Musical Christmas Tree

RCA 7931-2

George Walker: "Address for Orchestra"

III. "Dramatico"

Basque National Orch/Robert Treviño
American Opus (Americascapes 2)

Ondine ODE-1445-2

Bob Chilcott: Advent Antiphons

The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
Carol of the Bells

Coro COR-16188

Augusta Holmès: "Andromède"

Toulouse Capitole Orch/Leo Hussain
Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

Bru Zane BZ-2006

Leo Sowerby: "From the Northland" (suite for orchestra)

Czech National Sym Orch/Paul Freeman
Prairie - Tone Poems By Leo Sowerby

Cedille CDR-90000033

Gwyneth Walker: "The Christ-Child's Lullaby"

Chicago a cappella
Christmas a cappella

Cedille CDR-90000107

Hosted by Kristina Lynn.

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E, BWV 1042

Brecon Baroque/Rachel Podger, v
JS Bach: Violin Concertos

Channel Classics CCSSA-30910

Traditional English: Carol, "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night"

Choir of King's College Cambridge, Royal Phil Orch/James Morgan
Christmas Carols at King's

Decca 4853429

Traditional English: Carol, "The Holly and the Ivy"

Choir of King's College Cambridge, Royal Phil Orch/James Morgan
Christmas Carols at King's

Decca 4853429

Traditional French: Carol, "Shepherds in the Field Abiding"

Choir of King's College Cambridge, Royal Phil Orch/James Morgan
Christmas Carols at King's

Decca 4853429

Samuel Scheidt: Suite for Brass

German Brass/Enrique Crespo
Samuel Scheidt

EMI CDC7-47692-2

Philip Lane: "Old Christmas Music"

Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland
Another Night Before Christmas and Scrooge

Naxos 8.572744

Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 1 in G, Op. 40

Itzhak Perlman, v; Berlin Phil/Daniel Barenboim
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Romances

EMI CDC7-49567-2

Morten Lauridsen: "O Magnum Mysterium"

New College Choir Oxford/Edward Higginbottom
Twentieth-Century Masters Vol 3: Copland and His American Contemps

Avie AV-2086

Carlos Simon: "Memory of Summer"

Carlos Simon, p
Together

Decca 4854768

Hugh Martin: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Carlos Simon, p
Carlos Simon Christmas

Decca 4854781

Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C

Christian Poltéra, vc; Munich Chamber Orchestra
Haydn: Cello Concertos; Hindemith: Trauermusik

BIS 2507

John Mackey: "Sheltering Sky"

Dallas Winds/Jerry Junkin
Asphalt Cocktail: Music of John Mackey

Reference RR-144

Richard Addinsell: "A Christmas Carol"

Suite

Ambrosian Singers, Royal Phil Orch/David Newman
Sundance Film Music Series Vol. 1

Telarc 88801

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G

I. "Bedächtig. Nicht eilen"

London Phil Orch/Vladimir Jurowski
Mahler: Symphony No. 4

LPO 0113

Samuel Wesley: Rondo on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

Ian Hobson, p
The London Piano School, Volume I: Georgian Classicists

Arabesque Z-6594

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-Flat, Op. 44

Tokyo String Quartet; Alicia de Larrocha, p
Schumann: Piano Concerto; Piano Quintet

RCA 61279-2

Antonio Vivaldi: Two-Trumpet Concerto in C, R. 537

B Butler & C Geyer, tr's; Music of the Baroque Orch/T Wikman
With Clarion Voice

D'Note DND-1026

Herbert Howells: "Sing Lullaby"

Westminster Cathedral Cho/James O'Donnell
Adeste fideles - Christmas music from Westminster Cathedral

Hyperion CDA-66668

Anonymous French: Carol, "A Maiden Most Gentle"

Westminster Cathedral Cho/James O'Donnell; Iain Simcock, o
Adeste fideles - Christmas music from Westminster Cathedral

Hyperion CDA-66668

William J. Kirkpatrick: "Away in a Manger"

Westminster Cathedral Cho/James O'Donnell
Adeste fideles - Christmas music from Westminster Cathedral

Hyperion CDA-66668

Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827

Francesco Tristano, p
Bach: The 6 Partitas

Naïve V-8619

Peter Tchaikovsky: "The Tempest," Op. 18

Chicago Sym Orch/Claudio Abbado
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, The Tempest

CBS MK-39359

Dave Brubeck: "Joy in the Morning"

"Dance for Joy"

Cincinnati Sym Orch/Jesús López-Cobos
Into The Light: Symphonic Expressions of Spirit

Telarc CD-80462

Robert Russell Bennett: Christmas Medley No. 1

Robert Shaw Chorale & Orch/Robert Shaw
A Festival of Carols

RCA 6429-2-RG

Morley Calvert: "Monteregian Hills" Suite

Chicago Brass Quintet
Virtuoso Brass

Facet 8006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Three German Dances, K. 605

Orpheus Chamber Orch
Mozart: A Little Light Music

DG 429783-2

Leroy Anderson: "Sleigh Ride"

Renée Fleming, s; Wynton Marsalis, tr; Jazz Combo
Christmas in New York

Decca B0021104-02

John Williams: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

Hedwig's Theme, Christmas at Hogwarts, Nimbus 2000, Leaving Hogwarts, Harry's Wondrous World

City of Prague Phil Orch/James Fitzpatrick
The Essential Harry Potter Film Music Collection

Silva SILCD-1251

Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Op. 54

No. 3, "March of the Trolls"

Leif Ove Andsnes, p
Grieg: Piano Concerto, Sonata Op. 7, Lyric Pieces Op. 43, 54, and 65

Virgin 59300-2

Gabriel Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, Op. 13

Itzhak Perlman, v; Emanuel Ax, p
Fauré & Strauss: Violin Sonatas

DG B0023611-02

Jean Sibelius: "The Language of the Birds"

Wedding March

Turku Phil Orch/Leif Segerstam
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast, Overture in E major, Scène de ballet, Cortège, Menuetto

Naxos 8.573300

Carolyne M. Taylor: Medley, "Silent Night"-Debussy's "Clair de lune"

Jeffrey Biegel, p
Classical Carols

Koch KICCD-7737

Ferdinand Ries: "Introduction et Rondeau brillant," Op. 144

Christopher Hinterhuber, p; New Zealand Sym Orch/Uwe Grodd
Ries: Piano Concertos, Vol. 5

Naxos 8.572742

Michael Praetorius: "Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen"

Soloists; Vox Luminis/Lionel Meunier
Sebastian Myrus, bass,
Heinrich Schütz - Weihnachtshistorie

Ricercar RIC-467

Continues to 1:00am Monday.